LITERATURE QUESTIONS
NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE
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Question
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What must a candidate lord offer in pledge in order to be installed into the confederate council?
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medicinal herbs
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a handwritten copy of the constitution
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animal pelts
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four strings of shells or wampum
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -When a candidate Lord is to be installed he shall furnish four strings of shells (or wampum) one span in length bound together at one end. Such will constitute the evidence of his pledge to the Confederate Lords that he will live according to the constitution of the Great Peace and exercise justice in all affairs.
Detailed explanation-2: -All Lords of the Five Nations Confederacy must be honest in all things. They must not idle or gossip, but be men possessing those honorable qualities that make true royaneh.
Detailed explanation-3: -In all of your deliberations in the Confederate Council, in your efforts at law making, in all your official acts, self interest shall be cast into oblivion.
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